A Discovery: Study Tech-Aided Review Before It’s an Ethics Issue

Jul 1, 2012 7:10 AM CDT

Call Out: Apps Put Videoconferencing in Lawyers’ Hands

Jul 1, 2012 6:40 AM CDT

Mind Meld: How to Understand Legal Minds to Defeat Tech Fears

Jul 1, 2012 6:30 AM CDT

Are You Vulnerable? Sometimes a Good Hack Can Help

Jul 1, 2012 6:25 AM CDT

Fired Law Firm Worker Is Charged with Hacking into Server

A fired worker at a Pittsburgh law firm is facing federal charges based on allegations she joined with two others to hack into the firm’s servers. The fired worker is 24-year-old Alyson Cunningham, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a press release. She is accused along with her husband, 28-year-old…

Jun 27, 2012 11:43 AM CDT

Not Covered In Law School, But Critical to Law Practice: Cybersecurity

As cybercriminals employ ever more sophisticated schemes to get hold of confidential law firm information, attorneys and others who work there are often the weak link in the organization’s cybersecurity efforts. High-tech protective measures don’t do much good if all a lawyer has to do to provide hackers with a…

Jun 25, 2012 10:30 PM CDT

Law Firm Sues Over Doppelganger Domain Name, Says Infringing Website Is Intercepting Attorney Email

A New York intellectual property boutique has filed suit against a self-proclaimed cybersecurity developer who allegedly has gained access to some law firm email through a “typosquatter” website with an almost identical name. Defendant Arthur Wesley Kenzie not only registered a doppelganger domain name intended to be mistaken for the…

Jun 25, 2012 9:42 PM CDT

Ethics 20/20 Panel Seeks Input on Whether UPL Rule Should Be Changed to Accommodate New Technology

Corrected: Even while making final plans to present a series of resolutions to the ABA House of Delegates in early August during the association’s 2012 Annual Meeting, the Commission on Ethics 20/20 continues to grapple with a few unfinished pieces of business. One of those issues revolves around the question…

Jun 20, 2012 6:22 PM CDT

Nine Organizations Seek Legal Domain Names, But Only One Is a Law Firm

Nine organizations are seeking to obtain new Web domain names with a legal connection, but only one is a law firm. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, better known as ICANN, released a list of applications for domain names Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports. Applicants proposing a new…

Jun 18, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

Judge OKs Use of Predictive Coding to Cut E-Discovery Document Review Group from 2 Million to 5,000

A computer technique that can be used to drastically reduce the number of documents that must be reviewed by humans in litigation discovery has been OK’d by a Virginia judge despite opposition from the opposing party. Partner Thomas Gricks III of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis argued the contested motion…

Jun 11, 2012 4:10 PM CDT

Law Firm Apps Let New Clients Send Case Info to Their Attorneys ‘Neatly Wrapped Up in a Gift Box’

Long willing to spend on radio, television, billboard, bus bench and telephone directory advertising, personal injury lawyers are increasingly turning to technology for to make a cutting-edge appeal to clients. Among them are several firms in Maryland that have created customized smartphone applications to help clients compile an electronic file…

Jun 6, 2012 8:58 PM CDT

Expert Advises LinkedIn Users to Change Passwords After Russian Hacker Claim

A Russian hacker claims he has broken into LinkedIn and posted nearly 6.5 million passwords online. The report has not been confirmed, but LinkedIn acknowledges on Twitter that it is looking into the claim, report CNET News, BBC News, Slaw and The Verge. The hacker says he has uploaded the…

Jun 6, 2012 3:29 PM CDT

Databases Will Help Lawyers Craft Arguments, Make Lawsuit Decisions

Databases of historical legal information are being built that could help lawyers calculate the odds of winning a case and how to craft the arguments. Algorithms could be used to make predictions based on the historical data, Law Technology News reports. “Called quantitative legal prediction, it’s basically what happens when…

Jun 5, 2012 10:30 AM CDT

Letters: Techie Talk

Jun 1, 2012 9:40 AM CDT

Talking 2012 & Beyond: Techshow Highlights Access to Justice, Ben Stein and Zombies

Jun 1, 2012 7:40 AM CDT